The sole survivor of an interplanetary rescue mission searches for the only survivor of the previous expedition. He discovers a planet ruled by apes and an underground city run by telepathic... Read allThe sole survivor of an interplanetary rescue mission searches for the only survivor of the previous expedition. He discovers a planet ruled by apes and an underground city run by telepathic humans.The sole survivor of an interplanetary rescue mission searches for the only survivor of the previous expedition. He discovers a planet ruled by apes and an underground city run by telepathic humans.
- Awards
- 1 nomination
- Lucius
- (archive footage)
- Gorilla
- (uncredited)
Storyline
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- TriviaJames Franciscus, who had spent most of his career playing doctors and lawyers, so welcomed the opportunity to wear a costume that could best be described as minimal. Franciscus was a natural athlete and keen tennis player, so was in great shape for the shoot.
- GoofsBrent was sent on a rescue mission to look for Taylor and his crew. This makes absolutely no sense for myriad reasons, including: 1) The first Planet of the Apes (1968) film specifically states that the crew was traveling near the speed of light. As such, decades or even centuries must have passed on Earth. Since the scientists who sent them on the mission would know, why would they send a rescue for a someone who they would never live long to "miss?" (the only way it would make sense is if Brent and his Skipper had been following Taylor's ship at a distance in case they needed assistance, and just never mentioned on the first film). 2) Where would they have "looked" for Taylor's mission? Space is a vast place and even sending a ship along the same route as Taylor would be no guarantee that they would ever find his vessel. 3) Even if Brent left the day after Taylor did, it would likely be decades or centuries before he caught up to Taylor, in which case the people who sent them both would be long dead before they knew if either mission was successful.
There was no need to sent Brent on a "rescue" or recovery mission as it would have taken place decades or centuries later than it would possible or necessary.
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[last lines]
Ending Voiceover: In one of the countless billions of galaxies in the universe, lies a medium-sized star, and one of its satellites, a green and insignificant planet, is now dead.
- Crazy creditsThe 20th Century Fox logo does not appear on this film.
- Alternate versionsWhen originally released in the UK, the film was heavily cut to receive a lower certificate from the BBFC. This version excised most of the violent and horrific scenes, most notably from the last third of the film, including both scenes where Brent is forced to attack Nova, the revelation of the underground humans' true appearance, the fight Brent and Taylor are forced to have in the prison cell, the killing of the mutant guard on a spiked door, and much of the shoot-out at the film's climax. This cut version was later shown on British TV, c.1991, even though all UK video and DVD releases have been fully uncut and rated '15' since 1987.
- ConnectionsFeatured in Escape from the Planet of the Apes (1971)
- SoundtracksAll Things Bright and Beautiful
(uncredited)
Music by Leonard Rosenman
Lyrics by Paul Dehn
sung by choir of mutants
The quick pace of this picture is probably its best aspect; this stresses action. However, the pace is so fast that some crucial points in geography are sacrificed: getting to the Forbidden Zone from Ape City is just a short walk in a tunnel for some, while others have to trudge for days overhead. In a slight nod to the satirical aspects of the original film, we do get to see religion being mocked (the original satirized the social & political anchors of a community). But, it's not a very subtle jab. The mutants profess to be more intelligent than either the heroes or the apes, which they seem to prove with their advanced mind powers, but they spend most of their time worshiping a nuclear bomb, chanting silly songs - they really picked a strange form of idolatry, but maybe they're simply crazed. This movie throws together a lot of science fiction concepts but the resulting brew is rather bland. It's a decent action piece, not much more.
Franciscus shows he is no Heston; he overacts in most of his scenes, as if he had no clue on how to depict a man realizing where he's actually landed, but then again, he wasn't the skipper on this 2nd ship (the lead officer dies soon after they crash-land); we're not watching a leader but a follower try to carry the picture. I was struck by how Heston towered over him in their brutal fight scene. McDowall is also missing; his role of Cornelius is played by actor Watson. Evans & Gregory are pretty good as the ape leaders but whoever stuck them in ape suits for the sauna scene should have thought about it a few more minutes. This movie ends everything on a grotesquely conclusive note, but they managed to find a way to continue the story in "Escape From the Planet of the Apes."
- Bogmeister
- May 28, 2006
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- Planet of the Apes Revisited
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- Budget
- $3,000,000 (estimated)
- Gross US & Canada
- $18,999,718
- Gross worldwide
- $18,999,718
- Runtime1 hour 35 minutes
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- Aspect ratio
- 2.35 : 1